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SOLERA DIAMOND VALLEY | JULY 2024 11 By eresa Rossetti, Resident This year my plan was to check off things on my bucket list. First up – Palm Springs. After checking weather reports obsessively, we decided on March. Plan made; off we went! "The Hubs" had two things he wanted to do, spend some time at the casino and eat at a previously visited restaurant in Palm Desert. I wanted to go to Sunnylands, the Annenberg Estate, do some shopping and have dinner at Copley's. I had no idea what type of food they served there; but it is on the grounds of what had been Cary Grant's estate. Be still my teenage heart! So good news, we accomplished four of the five. Bad news, we didn't get to Copley's. But I have been promised another trip once the temperature in Palm Springs falls below one thousand degrees. This time I'll make sure we have reservations well in advance! Next bucket list item – the Carlsbad Flower Fields. If you don't know about them, look them up. The amount and variety of different flowers in bloom will amaze you! They are only open for a short period, April through mid-May, so book tickets in advance next year. We spent a lovely day walking around, amazed at the gorgeous plants, ranging all the way from orchids to poinsettias, and the flower they are most know for – field after field of ranunculus. I planted these once at my previous house. It did not go well. The next day was spent contributing to the economy of the shops in town and having dinner at another restaurant we had been to before. Are you sensing a theme involving food? Hang on, there's more. Next up, a trip to New York to see family and friends. Most trips to NY require a trip to Citi Field, the home of the Rainbow Cookie Eggroll and our ever loved but mostly terrible Mets. The Mets did not disappoint – winning the ninth inning of the game (but blowing all the others, so, yeah, they lost the game). The eggroll was delicious. It was lovely to see everyone, to eat our son's home cooking (unlike his mother, he is a good cook) and, of course, go to some of The Hub's favorite restaurants. Eight days, three Italian restaurants, two nights of leftovers and two pizza places later, we were on our way home. A Tale of ree